Check the Beach

Fauskasandur

Múlaþing, Eastern Region, Iceland

Fauskasandur 5 photos

  • Fauskasandur-22-2018-gje

    Fauskasandur-22-2018-gje. Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fauskasandur-10-2018-gje

    Fauskasandur-10-2018-gje. Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fauskasandur-16-Fulmarus glacialis-Eissturmvogel-2018-gje

    Fauskasandur-16-Fulmarus glacialis-Eissturmvogel-2018-gje. Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fauskasandur 01

    Fauskasandur 01. Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fauskasandur-18-Austernfischer-Haematopus ostralegus-2018-gje

    Fauskasandur-18-Austernfischer-Haematopus ostralegus-2018-gje. Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:09 pm
9 am
3.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
6°C42°F
Water
8°C47°F
Wind
43 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
5:09 pm
Today
3.8Poor9 am138
3.5Poor10 am149
3.2Poor11 am74
2.9Poor12 pm42
2.7Poor1 pm32
2.8Poor2 pm106
2.8Poor3 pm1711
2.8Poor4 pm106
2.5Poor5 pm2213
Sat
3.0Poor9 am1811
3.0Poor10 am2012
4.6Fair11 am159
3.5Poor12 pm1711
4.8Fair1 pm1811
5.1Fair2 pm149
3.4Poor3 pm1610
3.1Poor4 pm2213
2.7Poor5 pm2818
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -1.2 m. High at 2 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.3 m. High at 2 am, 0.2 mLow 8 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 2 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 8 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 4 km/h3 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu0.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 82%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
40 km25 miBreiðdalsflugvöllur (BXV)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources